Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is the site where the Charlotte Hornets (7-22) will take on the Chicago Bulls (13-17) on Monday.

The Bulls faced off with the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 112-91 in their last contest. Chicago walked away from the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (36 of 90) and knocked down 10 out of their 48 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Bulls made 9 of their 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 24 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. With respect to defending, Chicago allowed 46.0% from the floor on 40 out of 87 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 28 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In addition, Milwaukee snagged 48 boards (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 82.4% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 17 tries. They made 18 of their 43 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Bulls finished with 20 while the Bucks totaled 10 fouls.

Nikola Vucevic is a guy who was important in this matchup. Vucevic ended up going 43.8% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and collected 12 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Chicago enters this matchup with a record of 13-17 on the campaign. They cough up possession 15.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 44.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 872 assists on the year, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 37.0% on 3-pointers (489 of 1,320) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.2 pts per game (7th in basketball) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are 29th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 860 conceded this season. The Bulls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.7% (1,360 of 2,849) and they surrender 46.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (121.1).

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 114-101 when they played the Rockets. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte permitted Houston to pull down 40 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 31.0% from distance by going 13 out of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Hornets permitted the Rockets to convert 43 out of their 99 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Hornets shot 37 out of 89 from the floor which had them at 41.6%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Charlotte converted 10 out of 36 tries (27.8%). They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 70.8%. The Rockets committed 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession 20 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Hornets were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this matchup.

Miles Bridges ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for this game. He converted 9 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Bridges recorded 24 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest.

Charlotte has a mark of 7-22 on the season. As an offense, the Hornets are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is ranked 30th in the NBA. Charlotte has accumulated 3,086 pts for the campaign (106.4 per game) and they snag 45.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 23.5 times per contest (27th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per game. The Hornets commit 21.1 fouls per contest and they go 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Hornets on defense are ranked 16th in the league in points given up per game with 113.0. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense allows 36.1% from downtown (399 of 1,106) and their opponents are converting on 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 26.0 assists and 43.6 rebounds per game, which is 17th and 11th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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